Collapsible support



1931. K. VAN A. GWYER COLLAPSIBLE SUPPORT Filed Oct. 17. 1929 I rammedNov. 3,1931

" w KING-SLEIY or s'rRATFoRn; consensus w qonnxrsrnnnsnrrom-f V {Thisinvention relates to a support which m be used she f for useinarefrigerator, a grate or gri for. portable oil and gasoline stovesandthe ike: and phasfore an -easil se'o'arableindividual sectionsOr-vindi- 1 v dnal gridironssothat the support may be age, or tofacilitatelmounting'and; demountf ;m% as inJc-ase of use 1n arefmgerator.

t 11's; a further object of this invention provide a collapsible supportcan "be q li fklyi assenlbled and in; which the sect ons the.samelplane.

View las will become apparent, this invention consists of the. constructons, arrangements and 'comb1nat1ons of parts, set forth, I d sclosed andm n the vfol iw s I pec a n 4 considered in connection vvithltheaccompany ,g nithesedra n s35 tended positionl. I Fig.2"isa side. plan.view of the support as placed 'infposition over in cemn en rk a I I p 1E'gtfi jisja sectiononf of Fig. 1 I f Fig, 4 is ,BQSGCliOIPOIl line/EHof Big L another embodiment of and o Fig-.17 indicates how thejsupport,isusedifor. I

i i i -or bricks 2721s There is shown at 10''agsupportembodying; p

' carnpingparks. A" fire 28 is thenbuilt under rality of traiisversebarse edi I 'the l re e by a y flp e s; P e er 511 3 3 ape- W l ii s as, t 16- N'earone' end of thefsection 111a transverse object to providesuch215 support made ofi two oremore ,qnickly and Fig; 1. is atop plan vie]1 of this invention showingthesupportinex i T andbeneath bars 15, and

amp fi d''$i 1 ported. by a brickwork asis often placed- Fig.' 5Qis afrag mentary top lanyiewof Fig; 6 is asect-ion onoline fi fi of Fig. 5,:

' .A ipl icati onifi led 'octbber 17,' 9z9. Serial 1101400279.

phi? is folded about the frame 14 so as to illfllllldei' theiframe Handbars 15 and'the ioldedioxlner ends 18 of bar 17 are affixed to.LUMTEWATE PA E thetopof frame 14 likewise y spot welding. 111

Another-similarbar other end' of section 1'9 serve as holding I ingtheWing'sections packed small space for carriage and stor;

19 may be aifixed'to the 11,'and these bars 17 and barsLQand; assist inkeep- Both wing section's 12; and 13 being 'identical in;constructiom-only' one need be describedin 7 detail.

Each Wing comprises *a substantially rectangular frame 20 likewise I'havingbars15 spot org'r dirons'when-assembled w ll rema n 1n at 21, andthis narrowed en'd curved downwardly and bent into a Sllbf -stantially;S-shaped hook as shown, h'avirigf n 12 and 13 in place, as Nwillubecome'apparent.

Welded thereto as at 16. One end" of frame 20'is lightly narrowed or v p1 reducedinwidth as With the foregoing ands'oth er objects; in

the inner loop 22 adapted to be curved or hooked under the transverseend 24' of frame ljwhilethe outer loop 23 of the S is adapted to behooked or curved; over the holding bars v,glfz orle'r a I In operation,theloop 23is1 inserted at an Ban 4 I the "transverse end '24 of in thespace between the bar 17 and then thewing 12 is the central section,

swung about for upwardly if the central section is horizontaluntil withthe central section 23,wi11hook over bar 17 receive; hook or; curveunder 7 end 2fl preventing further rotation, the other 11; whereuponloop While loop 22 will the transverse vvin'g'oradditionalsecti'on beingsimilarly attacfhed; ,7 'J The assembled support -1'Omay thenbefsupportedlat each vconvenient. su

end '25 and 26 any ort-in means such as a air P a 7,

offfrked sticl is or rods or-pile' of rocks, logs suchbrick supportsbeing often prepared in the support10, and the support mayfthenbe' usedtov support potsand' pans over the fire I t for cooking purposes, orfood for 'broil1ng If used in otherzpositions: as for it is'in thesameplane shownfif used asa camp grate aresupported by; the usual shelf-sup"30s-'-T, d ssembl el pp y i only be removed and each wlng may be swungdownwardlyuntil the hooks's'eparate from the central sectionv and thenthe separated sections may be packed on top of each other for storageor' carriage purposes. When used for such uses as the shelves forarefrigerator, the support will ordinarily compriseonly two sections. Inrefrigerators, if

- the shelves are inione piece -it is often diflicult to Ineunt'orremOveZthe shelv'ies. /Vith this sectional support, however, it is averylsimpleg.

' matter to either mount-or remove the shelves ;or supportsas--'w1ll---be-.obv1ous;

The embodiment shown in Figs. fiuand fi is ident cal with that shown inthe otherenr bodime nt save that theawingsgha ve been strengthened byhaving a transverse end 29,-

"comleq the ends ofgitszoutcr loops 23" on algae 20., thus; m airingthe: frainof 202; closed frameas contrasted with the 'open'ftame -20;

:7 Although the upport .10 has. been described 1n -co;nnet onaw1thJigs;:1, (and I2, (3011113115 ing three gridi'rons; or sectionsait willj beappanentthatit maybeeco'mposed of only-two tsection ibyr 0mtting1one0fthe W g more than two sections by merelygprovidingzextra'- Iwing sect ons and by adding; aholding-ibar l7 7 and :19 to;,the.extraqwingisectlons ,near their v outer ,ends and interp'os'ing suchextra wing sect ons between (the central section 3 and I the ,uterwings. It will alsobenoted th'at when' assembled-theses 911s; are ,allginwthe same 7 plane ,giving a gflatgtop support. fFu-rth-er,

' the weight of thesections and any articles.

' thereon cl-amp, the section'sifirmly:together so itally-detached innse; flheeiidcross bar'sQL ofthecentral sectmnseat;in the recessiforinedthereis no danger oft-heir {becoming-accidenbyr thefloop 22 sothesections cannot slide iv longitudinally of each other, and the hookseparated when ,desired jbjy dropping; down theendjsection until recessformed by loop Y fil s-removed ifr ombar ilsl when hook 23'can' ,45

ber if edfr m bar'17.- 1.

- Having thusset forth {and disclosed the Inature of thisinvention,whatgisvclaimed is z one ofgsaid sections Thaumg'xa .hoo'ked etadaptedto be curyednnder a :trtrnsirersemndi f 1. A collapsiblesupportcomprisingila'plu' mlity 10f sect ons, each section :comprisin'g a frameand aplural ty. ofba rs afiiXed thereto;

and over all? of another; sectionttodetach-,ahLysecuresaidsections-together in-ia='siib' sta tial yoemmonplane." lr -2; collapsible supportcomprising plu ' rality' oif seotions, eachsection comprising a tranie and a plurality of bars afiixed :thereto,

the, faminewof one. of sardsections .b'ei'ng re ceSSed adjacentione.proj ecting'en'd, said "pr-o jecting endzbeing adaptedto be held-over abarlof anotherrof said sections whenthe re V cessedportionof the frameof,.-the:foriner isection iscurved under a transverse "end of I thelattersection j to thereby detachably se 23 engagingoverwbar 117 willprevent their; separating "They anay, however, be easily-f plane. Y

3. A support'comprisinga plurality ofsections, each section comprisingaframe and a plurality of grate bars affixed thereto, one of saidsections having a holding bar affixed thereto adjacent one end thereof,another of said;sections'havinga recess Tformed in its vfraine adjacentone end 'thereto, the end of the-latter sect-ionbeing adapted to be heldover the holding bar-s oft-the former section when the recess initsframe is curved under ithe endof -the frame of said former section.

4. collapsible support comprising a pluvirality-zoffsections,:-each ofsaid sections comprising a frame and a plurality of bars, a 'holdi'ngbaraiiixedto one'of said-sections adacent a-tra'nsverse end thereof,another of said sections having a' hookedfen'd-adapted to be curvedundersaid transverse endand over said-holidng bar to detachably securesaid --scc{tions together in a substantially I common plane. i

f 5; A support comprising a central section andaplurality of wing sectons,'each section comprisrnga framefand-aplurality 0t barsaflixedlthereto, each wing 'fhaving" a hooked end each wing beingadaptedto be secured 't'o ithe central section in asubstanti'allycomcuresaid sections in a substantially common 111011 plane :by havingits l hooked end curved f= undera'transverse endof the central sectionand over a bar-thereof; I r 11 a 6; A support comprising a central,section havinga 'frame and bars aifixed thereto, a holding f bar-adjacent each end of .the 1 frame anjdf affixed theretohand a-pair of-wing sectionsdetachably, afliXedthereto, the frame of v eachiwinghavinga hooked end, said hooked end being curved underthetransverse end of thecentral section and 'over "the holding barto ,hingedlysecure the wings.theretoin a substantially'common' planer 3 7; A collapsible supportcomprising ap'lurality of substantially rectangular sections,

eachts'ection' cornprising a frame and a plurality of 'gr'atebarsaffixedtozthej top thereof, the frame of the central section'having aholding'bar adj acenteach't'ransverse end-and aflixedto pass unde'rtheframe, the other sections e'ach having the opposite sides of itsframexnarrowed and formed into a hook at oine -end, said narrowed hookedend adapted tobe curved under the transverse end and over the holdingbar'of thecentral section to v de'tachably secure said sections asubstantially common plane."

5 I 8. A collapsible and detachable support 'cor'nprising'a plurality ofsections, each sectio comprising a frame d a ys f fbarslafiiired to saidframe, the frame of the central; sections having a holding :b aresecured thereto piassing thereunderfat 'eachend, theother sectionseach-having one side of' its framejatone end narrowed, :sai d narrowed sides, being substantially v S shaped in trans-* of the central frame.

comprising a plurality of sections, each sechaving aconnecting bar toclose the frame.

sections ea chfhaving a frame and cross bars 1,880,280 I i i '7versejview, the inner loop :of'the '8 beingf adapted to be curved underthe central'section frame, and the inner loop of the 8 being adapted to:be hooked over the holding barv 9." A collapsible and detachablesupport tion comprising a frame and a plurality of grate bars aflixedtovsaid frame, the frame of the central sections having a holding barsecured thereto passing thereunder at each end, the other sections eachhaving one side of its frame at one end narrowed, said narrowed sidebeing substantially's shaped in' V transverse View, the inner loop ofthe S beingv adapted to be curved under the central section frame, andthe inner loop of the 8 being adapted to be hooked over the holding barof the central frame, the ends of the outer loop of "the S of eachof theother sections 10. In asectionalsupport, a pair of grate connecting thesides thereof, the side members of the'frarneof one of said sectionshaving hooks to engage over a cross bar of the other grate sectionandhaving recesses in the tops thereof to receive one end barof the secondsection; V r

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. I KINGSLEY VAN A; GWYER.

